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bringing the rise of elected islamist governments in egypt and elsewhere -- and a raging civil war in syria. here, too, stark rhetoric masks murky differences. romney says he'd do more to arm syria's rebels but has not said the u.s. would do the arming. the obama white house has resisted doing so, for fear heavy weapons would end up with anti-american jihadists or terrorists. vali nasr is dean of the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. >> the differences between the candidates at the moment do not appear very large because our response to the arab spring has been fairly consistent across both political parties. >> in afghanistan, likewise, the two candidates agree on withdrawing the remaining 68,000 combat troops by the end of 2014. and after 2,000 american dead there, 4,000 in iraq, and tens of thousands wounded, neither candidate, much less the american public, seems to have the stomach for another major ground war. the danger in all this, says vali nasr, is that after all this post-9/11 turmoil and war, and the killing of al qaeda leader osama bin laden, the u.s
bringing the rise of elected islamist governments in egypt and elsewhere -- and a raging civil war in syria. here, too, stark rhetoric masks murky differences. romney says he'd do more to arm syria's rebels but has not said the u.s. would do the arming. the obama white house has resisted doing so, for fear heavy weapons would end up with anti-american jihadists or terrorists. vali nasr is dean of the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. >> the differences between the...
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palestinians and other issues as well egypt is another example because when the practiced i did in egypt the u.s. was very hesitant to label the protesters and labeled the president in that country so. a lot of it i think the arabs look at this and say we are just skeptical of anything that the u.s. is doing right now their intervention or no intervention in any country is a source of skepticism is a source of critique and that's very understandable when you know when the people have not seen it because a consistent position of the u.s. you know it's what's going on in the arab world lived through it i mean the egyptians we basically went to the last moment when we couldn't support mubarak anymore to jump in and be like we support the revolution but let's talk about syria . do you think that we're giving syria so much attention is it to kind of build up the militarization around iran more is it a proxy playground for us to kind of delve into our interest in the region what is going on there and what you think is going to happen a lot of people would give you different answers i don't thi
palestinians and other issues as well egypt is another example because when the practiced i did in egypt the u.s. was very hesitant to label the protesters and labeled the president in that country so. a lot of it i think the arabs look at this and say we are just skeptical of anything that the u.s. is doing right now their intervention or no intervention in any country is a source of skepticism is a source of critique and that's very understandable when you know when the people have not seen...
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foreign policy flags human rights abuses in countries like syria or egypt and makes one wonder why we condemn one country yet ignore another so what could these u.s. double standards mean for an already tense u.s. middle east relationship to help me break this all down and more i'm joined by our to arabic correspondent reba. dia thank you so much for coming on thank you for having me so what do you think about this recent banning of protests in bahrain and why are we hearing about this i would say that this is not the on the sorry that's not making its way to the mainstream headlines in this country a lot of stories are not making their way to the headlines and a lot of it has to do with policymakers maybe thinking that this is not important enough for the american people to know this is not important enough or to make it to the american public and this just shows you all how the whole by is the media is here and how they view it that one practice is more important than another practice one killing in one country is more important or less important than another killing in a different
foreign policy flags human rights abuses in countries like syria or egypt and makes one wonder why we condemn one country yet ignore another so what could these u.s. double standards mean for an already tense u.s. middle east relationship to help me break this all down and more i'm joined by our to arabic correspondent reba. dia thank you so much for coming on thank you for having me so what do you think about this recent banning of protests in bahrain and why are we hearing about this i would...
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in egypt suspected members of a jihadist group attacked a police vehicle it's left three officers dead and one wounded authorities have cordoned off the city of north sinai in an attempt to trap the government now in august egypt sent thousands of troops to the peninsula after militants code of the deadliest attack on police in the region in decades but it's in canada have come up with a very explicit way of warning against the health risks of obesity but critics say the alarming labeling will unfairly and it accurately equate everyday meals and drinks with more harmful tobacco and alcohol to explains a bit more. imagine you're about to bite into your pizza when you see this disease liver or perhaps you're taking a swig of your drink when this diseased foot catches your eye put off your food well that's just the effect some doctors in canada want frustrated with a growing epidemic of obesity but on tyrion medical association have taken a leaf from their anti smoking contemporaries book and called for graphic labeling on fatty sugary and salty processed foods they say society must stop
in egypt suspected members of a jihadist group attacked a police vehicle it's left three officers dead and one wounded authorities have cordoned off the city of north sinai in an attempt to trap the government now in august egypt sent thousands of troops to the peninsula after militants code of the deadliest attack on police in the region in decades but it's in canada have come up with a very explicit way of warning against the health risks of obesity but critics say the alarming labeling will...
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behold tomorrow about this time i will cause very heavy hail to rain down such as not has been seen in egypt since its founding until now. therefore, send now and gather your livestock and all that you have for the hail shall come down on it. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. next speaker. >>> peter alexander. i am that i'm and unto those that are being addressed, the almighty command to all those whose hearts be true. here by the city of law by the bay, [speaker not understood] the animals, almighty say. free them all the mother of boycotts president bradford bell the call. -- be the call. i tell you, i love you all and [speaker not understood] is going to toss you off the golden gate bridge, i wouldn't allow it not unless you have life jackets. regarding the giantsv, the story of the day is pitcher who was speaking on behalf of human trafficking in palo alto in two days. and let me touch upon sheriff mirkarimi, he's been given a reprieve so i would encourage you to see [speaker not understood] any negatives and allow him and help him so that he may now be in
behold tomorrow about this time i will cause very heavy hail to rain down such as not has been seen in egypt since its founding until now. therefore, send now and gather your livestock and all that you have for the hail shall come down on it. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. next speaker. >>> peter alexander. i am that i'm and unto those that are being addressed, the almighty command to all those whose hearts be true. here by the city of law by...
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. $450 billion going to egypt and the muslim brotherhood. i do not think that money ought to be sent because they proved they will be working with us against terrorism, by their trading with our good friend in the middle east, israel, and we need to be unified with israel, shoulder to shoulder with israel, preventing iran from getting nuclear weapon capability. one of the big missed opportunities of this president being quiet when they had the spring uprising and the resolution -- the revolution in iran. i remember ronald reagan said -- he called the soviet union the evil empire. we should have at least said those in iran who wanted a free and just society. the president kept quiet. i do agree with tim kaine on the issue of virginia tech. everyone should be commended by that response and all campuses are more say. i would like to ask you do you think we ought to be sending -- spending $450 billion? >> in my response, george talked more about sequestered. i want to do the same. we put two very clear visions on the table. we agree we have to s
. $450 billion going to egypt and the muslim brotherhood. i do not think that money ought to be sent because they proved they will be working with us against terrorism, by their trading with our good friend in the middle east, israel, and we need to be unified with israel, shoulder to shoulder with israel, preventing iran from getting nuclear weapon capability. one of the big missed opportunities of this president being quiet when they had the spring uprising and the resolution -- the...
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it was not going to make any difference in egypt. as far as libya, at first it seemed like we got lucky and qadhafi went down easily, you know, in the last couple of weeks, think seemed to have turned around. god only knows what's going to happen in syria. it's much more complex than iraq. we always say we are going to do this and that, the shiites, the police, the sunnis, the stuff, i can say that i spent a lot of time in that part of the world. it doesn't even make sense when you're there, let alone we are sitting back here and thinking bigger than sit there with your wrist for making it all work out. i was going to mention the humble foreign policy. you know, i'm still waiting for my country to rise up and live up the promise of that treaty. >> i think that is what i am talking about. the idea that it would even be desirable for us flip the switch and dictate clinical outcomes in foreign countries. you are dealing with multiple political factions about which we have very limited knowledge about how to effect the outcome so we thin
it was not going to make any difference in egypt. as far as libya, at first it seemed like we got lucky and qadhafi went down easily, you know, in the last couple of weeks, think seemed to have turned around. god only knows what's going to happen in syria. it's much more complex than iraq. we always say we are going to do this and that, the shiites, the police, the sunnis, the stuff, i can say that i spent a lot of time in that part of the world. it doesn't even make sense when you're there,...
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the whole night, i was like, who are you egypt? and he was like -- i was like, okay, he's not really getting it, so, the next morning at breakfast, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he goes, michael jackson! he figured it out. i tell you out, at the little kiddy party, he was dancing, like, mixture of break dance -- i think the spirit. >> jimmy: does he have music aa ability? too early to tell at 2 years old? >> i don't want to be one of those moms that are like -- but i have to say -- you know, when he's on the piano, the way he's holding his hands, i've seen him sit next to other 2-year-olds and -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he's playing the piano already? >> he loves the piano. >> jimmy: that's great. >> he's really loving that. >> jimmy: that must excite you. how old were you? >> i didn't start until 6 of 7. >> jimmy: he's got a huge head start. >> apparently. >> jimmy: that's something. do you find that it's, now that you're a mom, that it's harder to be a rock star at the same time? >> well, you know, at first, i did find that it
the whole night, i was like, who are you egypt? and he was like -- i was like, okay, he's not really getting it, so, the next morning at breakfast, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he goes, michael jackson! he figured it out. i tell you out, at the little kiddy party, he was dancing, like, mixture of break dance -- i think the spirit. >> jimmy: does he have music aa ability? too early to tell at 2 years old? >> i don't want to be one of those moms that are like -- but i have to say...